Ms. Inman

Welcome

Welcome to our Blog! Information Literacy is applied everyday in the media center.
The Dickerson Media Center houses over 16,000 non-fiction, reference, and fiction books on a wide variety of topics. Students can check up to 3 books for a 2 week time period except reference books which are limited to one at a time for overnight only.

We have 23 computers with access to the internet.  We subscribe to several research databases which include full-text periodical and reference works including general as well as subject specific encyclopedias.

Lexiles on Destiny

Did you know that you can search Destiny based on Lexile Reading Level

Click on the "Advanced Search" link at the top of the screen,
Then under limit my search to... choose "Lexile."
You can search books with any Lexile level range.

For more information on Lexiles follow this link.

You can also search AR books by level or points:)

American Revolution Children's Book

Research Pathfinder -  Download AmericanRev helpful research sites
Cobb Virtual Library
Midia Center ebooks

T-read or T-reading

Student Achievement:  Once again it is time for "T-Read or T-reating" students in all grades will learn more about the Dewey Decimal System and how libraries work. 

• Students pick a fiction book for pleasure reading for October
• Using Destiny, students identify the subject headings for their book
• Then search for a non-fiction book on one of those subjects
• When they check out both books students get candy or a prize
• Students were very creative with their selections last year.  They learned more about using the library and the library catalog and picked out some very interesting non-fiction books to read. Last year we checked out over 5,000 books and this year we hope to circulate at least 4,000.
  "Paring non-fiction books with fiction books can improve student's vocabulary and comprehension."  (2006, D. Camp)

WOW! 7892 books circulated since school started

We are off to a great start again this year! I am soo proud of all you readers!!

The full AR lists have been updated you can find the full list on the media center web site at the following address. http://www.cobbk12.org/dickerson/mediacenter/media.htm

Destiny is also a great source for AR as we always updated it when ever we get new tests. Plus you can search books in the Dickerson Library by going to "Advanced" search and selecting "Accelerated Reader" under the "Limit My Search To..."  menue.

Keep in mind, when you access Destiny from the "Cobb Virtual Library" and then select your school.

Web Sites for 7th grade Government Information

Cobb Virtual Library - Gale Student Resource Center - has great information on governments around the world. Search for your country and look for the article in Jr. Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations.
CVL

U.S. State Department has great information - U.S. State Dept.
Search for your country and then click on the background notes.

 

Share the Gift of Reading

See the Reading Raider blog for information on our 4th anual Dickerson Book Award

Reading Raiders

GALILEO Student Research Center

Tearing Down the Wall

Matching Skills to the Needs of a Nation

Celebration of Unity

The Cold War

Download Polonec Articles

NetTrekker

How to use NetTrekker from home.
NetTrekker is an educational searching tool.  Nettrekker web sites have been reviewed by teachers for credibility, depth, and readability. Special search tools are included for images and famous persons, and it also has a "read aloud" feature. In order use this safe searching tool from home, students first need to go to Nettrekker at school and register for an account.

This handout will help you register.
Download Nettrekker registration instructions

e-Books in the Media Center

Dickerson’s e-books: Dickerson Middle School media center has purchased informational, electronic reference books for use from school and home.  E-books, published by Gale, allow multiple users to search or browse scholarly reference articles in science, history and popular culture at any time of the day.  The password for access is: home.   Dickerson’s e-books include the following titles 

Junior Worldmark Ency. of Physical Geography
U*X*L American Decades
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Water Science
U.S. Immigration and Migration Ref. Library
World War II Ref. Library

Cobb Virtual Library  - You should have the passwords to access these databases from home

 Worldbook Online
 Grolier’s
Gale Student Resource Center - is a good source for historical information, biography and primary source docs.   

Download Ebooks handout

Happy Searching

 

T-Read-or T-Reading was a great success

Way to go Dickerson Students! You used Destiny to search the subject fields of your book, then found and checked out 4,411 books of which 1,429  were non-fiction - way to used that Dewey Decimal System and make the most of your on-line catalog!!! Not to mention you challenged your vocabulary by reading harder (non-fiction) books!
We Media Gals are quite proud of you.

p.s. you are welcome to stop by the media center any morning and help us put the books away:)